Hassock and method of making same



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HTTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1953 HASSOCK'AND METHOD OFMAKING' SAME Earl C. Wallace, Andrews, Ind'.-,.assignorto The Hettrick Manufacturing; 'Company,.:;,Toledo; Ohio, a corporationof Ohio Application September'l, 1950, Serial No. 182,748

8 Claims. 1 (01. 1557469) This invention relates to hassocks andto the operating to produce a self-sustaining article, and

an upholstered covering enclosing the side walls and -secured' thereto in a new and improved manner.-

A further object is to produce a hassock such, for'example, as the chest type, of relatively inexpensive materials such as corrugated paper board,- wood, and steel binding tape, suitably upholstered, thereby to reduce substantially the cost of manufacture without sacrificing "advantageous features of rigidity, sturdiness and pleas ing appearance.

A still further object is t produce a new method for makin hassocks enabling the same to be produced economically and efficiently on a quantity production basis utilizing relatively inexpensive materials.

A still further object'is to produce a method of making chest type hassocks utilizing corrugated paper board and sheet upholstery material and inexpensive bracing means.

A still further object is to produce a novel method of making hassocks from sheet materials such as corrugated paper board andwooden framing or bracing pieces and upholstering' the same with flexible sheet material.

For purposes of illustration but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown on the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top perspective view of a pore tion of a work table showing a channel to receive the wooden braces;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the anglearms making up the channel and the table supporting same, and also showing in sectionone of the'braces or strips mounted therein Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective elevationof one of the wooden brace pieces or strips;

Figure 4 is a view similarto Figure '1 showing the-wooden strips mounted'in the channel and a sheet or strip'of corrugated paper board coni nected thereto with an overlying stripv of metal binding tape;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectionalview substantially' on the line--5'-5 of Figures;

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the table and" channel thereon showing the next step in the manufacture of the hassock after the wooden strips are applied to the other edge portion of the corrugated paper board and the upholstery material and padding applied thereto;

Figure? is a transverse sectional view on the line '|1 of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a top perspective view of the under "side of the closing upholstery strip which covers the free edges ofthemain body of the'upholstery material;

Figure 9 is a top perspective view-of the hassock body in the final shape before being covered by the upholstery material;.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9, but showing the upholstery material and padding folded up over the sidewalls of the hassock body;

" Figure 11 is a bottom'plan'view of the hassock, a portion of the closing panelbeing broken away;

Figure 12 is a top plan view 'of the finished hassock;

Figure 13 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional viewon the line iii-i3 of Figure 12 and Figure 14 is a vertical sectional view on the line I l-14 of Figure 12.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention com'prises'a tableor platform It! on which a pair of elongate angle iron pieces I! and !2 are securedby screws or rivetsso that their upstanding flanges are parallel to each-other and spaced apart a suiiicient distance to receive wooden strips or braces i3, four of which are required for'each end of the hassock body as will hereinafter'appear. The wooden strips or braces 13 are elongate and rectangular in crosssection with -beted as indicated'at 95, thereby forming at one edge "a longitudinally. extending rectangular groove,'the purpose of whichiwill be hereinafter described.

The first step in the manufacture of the hassock,

therefore, 'isto place fourof thewooden' strips 13 in the space, between the 'angle i'rons, II and i2,

as illustrated-in Figurev 1, with thexrabbe'ted f groove lowermost and With'the ends of. the strips in abutment'with each other. vIn the'hext step,

a sheet or strip l 6 of corrugated'board of a width equal to the desired height of the hassock and of a length slightly greater than the sum of the several sides of the hassock, is laid over the wooden strips [3 with one of the longer edges of the board substantially flush with the outer edge of the strips l3. While the board or panel I6 is held in this position, a metal band or strip I1 is laid along the outside of the Panel and a series of staples or fasteners l8 straddling the metal band H, are forced through the corrugated panel and into the several wooden strips or braces 13, thereby to secure the corrugated paper board panel l6 as well as the metal band H to the four wooden brace pieces l3. The band IT extends beyond the ends of the panel It for a purpose hereinafter to be described.

After the wooden strips and metal bands ll have been attached in the manner above described, the panel and wooden strips are lifted so that the strips are removed from the channel between the angle iron pieces. Thereafter, four similar wooden strips 13 are similarly placed in the channel and the corrugated paper board panel 16 is then turned around so that the opposite free edge of the panel is placed over the wooden strips and as indicated in Figure 6, a piece of flexible material I9 and a sheet 20 of padding of any suitable character, is applied to such free edge portion of the panel l6. Thereupon, a similar strip or band 2| of metal is applied to the outside of the padding [9 and staple fasteners 22 forced through the padding 20, the upholstery material 19 and through the corrugated paper boar-cl panel 16 and into the several wooden blocks 23 for securing these parts together. These wooden blocks are similar to the wooden blocks [3 above described. However, it will be observed in Figure '7 that the rabbeted portion in each case is on the inner side.

At the same time the upholstery material l9 and padding 2:: are attached, a small strip 24 of a length approximately equal to the width (narrower dimensions) of the upholstery material i9 is applied at one end partially to extend beyond the end of the corrugated paper board panel [6 and having a portion disposed beneath the upholstery material I9, similarly attached by the staples 22. As shown in Figure 8, the finishing strip 24 may be of the same material as the upholstery material l9 and the sides folded over as indicated.

It will be observed that at the right-hand end (Figure 6), the padding and upholstery material extends, as does the panel l6, substantially beyond the end of the last wooden piece 23, the same applying to the opposite side of the panel 16. However, at the opposite end, the wooden strips I3 and 23 project for approximately onehalf their length beyond the end of the panel l6 except for the finishing strip 24 which, as above described, extends a slight distance beyond the adjacent end of the panel Hi.

It should be understood that the corrugated paper board above described is well-known in the art, consisting of a strip of corrugated or undulating board arranged between a pair of flat paper sheets to which the corrugated layer is adhesively connected. The upholstery [9 may be of any suitable character, but in this instance is of a plastic which is flexible, pliable and may be colored in any desired manner and may be tightly drawn together in order to present a neat and trim appearanoe. The padding 20 may be of kapok or other material ordinarily used for upholstery and to provide the desired resilient cushioning effect.

In the next step, the panel [6 is folded to provide the four sides of the hassock body, the folds occurring at the ends of the wooden braces l3 and 23 which are aligned with each other, this accounting for three of the folds formed in the panel Hi, the fourth fold occurring in that portion of the panel which projects beyond the ends of the wooden braces l3 and 23. In the folding operation, the inclined ends of adjacent wooden braces are brought into engagement with each other. Manifestly, in this manner, the four sides of the hassock body are formed, a small portion of the ends of the panel IB overlapping as indicated in Figure 9. Thereafter, the metal bands I? are drawn together and secured by a suitable fastener 25. The metal bands ll are the same as those applied to packages, boxes or the like for securely holding them together. A tool of the ratchet type is ordinarily used for stretching the ends tightly together so that the fasteners such as 25 can be applied to hold the ends in the tightened position. Thus the conventional means is employed for tightly securing these metal bands in position of use. After the metal bands I! have been tightened and the clamps or fasteners 25 applied, the hassock body is self-sustaining, the side walls being made up of a single panel of corrugated paper board and the ends made sturdy and rigid by wooden strips, the ends of which are mitered to fit closely together, thus to provide a symmetrical shape.

It will be understood that after the hassock body has been formed as above described, the upholstery material and padding depend as shown in Figure 9. The next step is to fold the padding and upholstery material upwardly about the side walls of the hassock body to the position shown on Figure 10. Preferably the upholstery material I!) is slightly longer than the height of the hassock so that when folded, the upholstery material extends above the end of the hassock as indicated in Figure 10. It will also be observed that the finishing strip 24 covers the overlapping joint formed by the ends of the panel it and the space between the adjacent free edges of the upholstery material 19 and padding 2B. The strip 24 likewise extends upwardly beyond the end of the hassock. The upholstery material and the free end of the finishing strip 24 is then folded downwardly against the flat sides of the wooden braces I 3 as shown in Figure 10, and a series of staples 26 are forced through the upholstery material and into the wooden strips l3, thereby to hold the free edges of the upholstery material and the finishing strip tightly in place. It should here be mentioned that the staples 26 as well as the staples I8 and 22 above mentioned are applied in well-known manner by a simple tool so that the stapling can be very quickly accomplished.

Covering the stapled end, a panel 2? of fiber board, corrugated paper board or any other suitable material, is secured in any suitable manner as by cement, thus to form the bottom of the hassock. If desired, floor engaging buttons 28 may be attached to the corners of the hassock.

If desired, wooden upright supporting braces 29 may be arranged at each corner of the hassock extending from top to bottom and held in place by cement or in any other suitable manner, thus to afford additional vertical support for the hassock.

As particularly shown in Figure 14, the rabbeted grooves l5 in the Wooden brace pieces l3 and 23 are in opposed relation and present ledges to receive a strip of corrugated paper board folded to provide panels 30, which may be secured in place by cement or in any suitable manner, thus to provide an inner lining as well as additional supporting means for the hassock. lhe inner surface of the panels 30 may be decorated in any suitable manner as by a lining paper cemented thereto according to the desired decorative effect.

The open top of the hassock may be covered in any suitable manner such, for example, by an upholstered cushion C, which provides a seat as well as a cover for the chest hassock.

From the above description, it will be apparent that I have produced an extremely inexpensive hassock, which is sturdy and reliable in construction and capable of supporting sizable weight and which is neat and trim in appearance, resembling hassocks which have heretofore cost many times more than this hassock. The novel method of producing the hassock lends itself to large quantity production on an economical basis. Thus many thousands of these hassocks can be produced inexpensively and on a step by step production plan. A particularly important feature resides in the use of readily available and inexpensive materials not only enabling the structure to be manufactured at a minimum of cost, but obviating dimculties not infrequently experienced in the obtaining of materials since the materials above mentioned for use in this hassock are readily available in most sections of the country.

It is to be understood that numerous changes in construction, arrangement and choice of materials may be eifected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. The method of making a hassock which comprises in attaching to opposite edge portions of an elongate panel of corrugated paper board, a row of serially arranged side stiffener pieces, one for each end of the finished hassock and, attaching lengths of binding tape to said panel, the lengths respectively overlying said rows of stiffening pieces, folding the panel to form the side walls of the hassock, tightening the ends of said binding tapes to form a self-sustaining body, and thereafter fastening opposite edges of corrugated sheet board to the inner sides of said stiffener pieces to form the inner side walls of the hassock.

2. The method of making a hassock which comprises, attaching to opposite edge portions of an elongate panel of corrugated paper board a row of serially arranged side stiffener pieces, one for each end of the finished hassock, attaching a length of binding tape to said panel over one of said rows of stiffening pieces, concomitantly attaching another length of binding tape and an edge portion of upholstery material to said panel over the other row of stiffener pieces, with remainder of such material free from the panel, folding the panel to form the side walls of the hassock, tightening the ends of said binding tape to form a self-sustaining body, and thereafter folding the upholstery material about the side walls of the body.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, comprising attaching a finishing strip of upholstery material to cover the free edge portions of the upholstery material when folded upon the side walls of the hassock.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, comprising attaching padding in sheet form concomitantly with the attaching of the upholstery material so that same may be folded directly against the hassock walls when the upholstery material is folded.

5. A hassock comprising a body, having outer and inner double side walls the side walls of which are of a single length of corrugated paper board, wooden strips attached to opposite ends of each side Wall, binding tape at each end of the body secured to the wooden strips and side Walls, and means to secure the free ends of each tape thereby to hold the parts assembled in position of use, said inner side walls comprising corrugated sheet board secured to and extending between the inner sides of said wooden strips at each end of said side walls.

6. A hassock as claimed in claim 5, said wooden strips having rabbets along inner free edges thereof, said sheets having opposite edge portions nesting in said rabbets.

7. A hassock comprising a body, the side walls of which are of a single panel of corrugated paper board folded to form a plurality of sides, Wooden brace strips at opposite ends of the body and on the inside thereof, metallic bands on the outside of the side walls to clamp same against said strips, flexible sheet upholstery material for the outside of said side walls, one or" said bands securing one edge portion of said upholstery material, and fasteners for attaching the opposite edge of said upholstery material.

8. A hassock comprising a body, the side walls of which are of a single panel of corrugated paper board folded to form a plurality of sides, wooden brace strips at opposite ends of the body and on the inside thereof, metallic bands on the outside of the side walls to clamp same against said strips, flexible sheet upholstery material for the outside of said side walls, one of said bands securing one edge portion of said upholstery material, fasteners for attaching the opposite edge of said upholstery material, and a panel covering one end of said body.

EARL C. WALLACE.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,334,271 Babcock Mar. 16, 1920 2,039,859 Watkins May 5, 1936 2,329,170 Boese Sept. '7, 1943 2,487,634 Buttner Nov. 8, 1949 2,509,580 Smith May 30, 1950 

